THE BEHREND lERITAGE
The Nittany Cub has chosen to dedicate
this issue to Mary Behrend because we felt
it is - necessary to keep the tradition of
the campus alive. It is this tradition that
makes the campus what it is. Each year many
new students come to the campus knowing
nothing about how it was established or what
the original use of the grounds was. The
Nittany Cub hopes that after reading this
issue many of these questions will be answered.
It is-also our hope that by understanding
the heritage of the campus you, the students
of Behrend Campus, will take more pride in
the Campus, thus developing what everybody
constantly refers to as the "Behrend Spirit''
The student body is indeed fortunate to be
attending a campus with such an amazingly
interesting history.
THE SGA.WHERE IS IT GOING?
During the Spring term of 1967, the
SGA elections were held. At this time,
there were many violations of the working
constitution, and consequently this consti
tution was suspended. Therefore without a
constitution the SGA can not exist as a
governing body of the students. The Student
Affairs Committee, however / has given what
one might cal; the SGA the power to carry
on the business of a regular SGA, and to
write a constitution which will then, after
approval, legalize the Student Government.
It is the suggestion of Nittany Cub that
this group of "SGA members" clear their a
genda of all other business, and concentrate
fully on writing a new constitution, one
that is a workable end lasting document.
Once this constitution is drawn, the
document should be voted upon by the entire
student body. This is entirely possible
as the constitutional committee has a
completely clean slate and all they have to
do is make provisions for this vote in the
constitution.
The Nittany Cub has seen evidence of
disorganization and irresponsibility in
the SGA. An example of this can be found
in the SGA office itself. The Cub can see
no excuse for this utter chaos, and calls
for a delegation of authority to aleViate
the nroblem--NOW!!!
LETTitaiS TO TEE EDITOR
In the past issues of this paper, the
desire for student opinion in the form of
letters to the editor has been expressed.
The Cub will print all such letters. The
following letter concerns an editorial in
the sth edition, titled "Behrend Spirit."
To the Editor:
Your editorials of the last few weeks
have been a "shot in the arm" for the campus.
Reading them has made more than one student
on campus feel a little ashamed for not ser—
ving or supporting our activities. I hope
these editorials have 0 lasting effect l ,at
least until the next campus 'program. Keep
up the good work. Sometites all people
need to wake them up is a good slap upside
the face!"
THE, MARY BED STORY
Mary Behrend is the widow of Ernest
R. Behrend, the founder of Hammermill Paper
Company. Mary Behrend shared her husband's
interest in education and decided to pay
tribute to his memory by donating the -
Behrend Estate, then called Glenn Hill Farm,
to the Penn State University►.
Mrs. BehrendAs' residing in Greenwich
Conneticut, where she is still very active
in charitable activities. For the first
five years of her marriage, she lived on the
grounds on the Haminermill Paper Co., and
then she edqvired the Glenn Hill Farm,where
she and 'itcnrebt. Behrend. entertained visitors
from all over the world,
A native of Providence, Rhode Island,
Mrs. Behrend married in 1907 and had two
children.'-Warren, now deceased, and Harriet
Behrend Sayre.
Mrs. Behrend feel the two most import
ant events in her life were her marriage to
Ernest R. Behrend and the donation of the
Glenn Hill Farm to the Pennsylvania State
University. The Behrend Campus has become
a living tribute to her husband and his in
terest it youth and education.
Mari Behrend, who looked upon travel
as the fulfillment of the educational
pOlocess, through the years has followed the
fortunes of the Behrend Campus very closely,
and regards it as the ideal memorial to her
husband's lifelong generosity.
MESS WHO . . 6 ..,PROF???
ALL YOU YiIIJKEES 04 Ty 16 SIDE oF THE
Rocm vaus PLAIT. .
Petrick Bradley
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